Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
3000 Metres Steeplechase
8:44.32
Best mark
World record
8:54.61
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
8:51.67
Median
Of the 25 performances
6
Countries
BRN 9 · KEN 7 · 4 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 8:44.32 to 8:54.61 · median 8:51.67
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 31 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatrice Chepkoech WR | KEN | 8:44.32 | 20 Jul 2018 | Monaco | 27 |
| 2 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:44.39 | 30 Aug 2024 | Rome | 24 |
| 3 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:45.25 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 25 |
| 4 | Peruth Chemutai | UGA | 8:48.03 | 30 Aug 2024 | Rome | 25 |
| 5 | Faith Cherotich | KEN | 8:48.71 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 20 |
| 6 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:49.59 | 19 Jul 2025 | Heusden-Zolder | 25 |
| 7 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:50.66 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 23 |
| 8 | Peruth Chemutai | UGA | 8:51.06 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 26 |
| 9 | Peruth Chemutai | UGA | 8:51.47 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | 26 |
| 10 | Faith Cherotich | KEN | 8:51.48 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | 21 |
| 11 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:51.54 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 26 |
| 12 | Faith Cherotich | KEN | 8:51.59 | 17 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 13 | Beatrice Chepkoech | KEN | 8:51.67 | 16 Sep 2023 | Eugene | 32 |
| 14 | Faith Cherotich | KEN | 8:51.74 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | 21 |
| 15 | Peruth Chemutai | UGA | 8:51.77 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 25 |
| 16 | Faith Cherotich | KEN | 8:52.53 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 21 |
| 17 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:52.76 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 24 |
| 18 | Ruth Jebet | BRN | 8:52.78 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | 19 |
| 19 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:52.84 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | 26 |
| 20 | Norah Jeruto | KAZ | 8:53.02 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 26 |
| 21 | Peruth Chemutai | UGA | 8:53.34 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 22 | Norah Jeruto | KAZ | 8:53.65 | 21 Aug 2021 | Eugene | 25 |
| 23 | Winfred Yavi | BRN | 8:54.29 | 27 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 23 |
| 24 | Marwa Bouzayani | TUN | 8:54.32 | 4 Jul 2026 | Eugene | 29 |
| 25 | Werkuha Getachew | ETH | 8:54.61 | 20 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 26 |